The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-08 00:00:00

Two o'CLoCIC. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three-per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 07c. Several important alterations are exhibited in the vveekly return of the Bank of France, mostly favourable in their character. The loans have been reduced £390,000, and the discounts £176,000; but there is also a falling off in the bullion, the dimi tuition amounting to £40,000. The Treasury belatices have been trenched upon to the extent of £1,474,000. The notos in circulation have been increased 1.:226,400, and the current accounts £173,300. Only a limited amount of business has been transacted in the English Stock Market, and the Operators are more engaged in discussing the pro gress of the debates than in opening fresh engagements either for a rise or fall in prices. Consols are 94 for transfer, being lower, but the quotation for the August account remains steady at 901 f. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 8911 ; the March Exchequer Bills are marked 87 oiscount ; India 5 per Cents., 104 k ; and Enfticed ditto, 105. ' The few bargains recorded in the Foreign Stock Market have not materially altered quotations. Mexican (ex. all) show a decline of and are now quoted 281 29, while the New Stook is at an ad vance of I—viz., at 26} 27. Greek have not varied being again 251 I. Spanish Passive, after rising I, have gone back to (he former prices —viz., 29 Turkish Consolides are k lower, at 491 50; and the Confederate Loan is 1 per cent, better, at 69 70. Business in the B, iilway Share Market has con tinued moderately active, but in one or two in stances prices have shown rather less firmness. north Western, Midland, North Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern have each receded about 5s ; while Great Western have improved 15s; and Brighton to The Foreign 1 and Colonial lines, however, remain without material change. Bank and MiscAlaneotts Shares continua in moderate request, and exhibit little change of im penance as regards prices. St. Nszaire Company Shares are quoted 1; 1* prem.; Ebbw Vale, I 1 prem. ; and Chamounix United Hotel, 1; prem. --- BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT rIINDS. a per Cent. Consols 90 i i it Do A ccount, A ug. 9 90 3 per Cent. Reduced 89 iil -lit New 25 p er C en t . J an. 1894..., i Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 ... Annuities, 30 yre, expire •Sth J an. 1880.. Do f or 30 yrs, expire 6th April, 1885 .. 14 9.16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... ch. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3& 31 per Cent. 8 die June. par Do Mar £6OO Do £lOO and £2OO lank England St,t, 55 per Ct. .... Do Account.. 238 7 9 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 105 per Cont., April 1874.... 212 15 Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do Account. Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 p er C ent., J an. 1872 ...... , ~ 105 Do 63 per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 D,) bonds 4,000 .................... die Do under £l,OOO .................... 5 dis Austrian FOREIGBonds, 5 N FUND DS—CLOSING P RICES. per t Do 1859 . .... — Brazilian 5 p er Cent ... ... ........ 'Do 4i o per Cent., 1852-5 8-60 D Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 37 Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Chilian 6 per Cent Do 3 pet Ce n t. Colombian 6 per Cent Danish 3 per Cent., 1826 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent .. 1015 2 Do, Second Issue .... — Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Do Ac count 25 f 41 65 Do Coupon s , — . G uatemala 5 per C en t. Do 1839 and 1869 Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway ) tdexican 3 per Cent .... Do Account...... Do 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Scrip £23 paid — Do F renc h Scrip, Ez 25f 9.00 die— die Do 6 p er C en . Anglo-French — Ditto Scrip, £23 paid _— Moorish Imperial 6 per cent New Granada Do 2 per C en t..... — ^ 'Do Deferr e d Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 45 per Cent 1)0 3 per Cent. (Oribarren),, Do 45 per Cent., 1862 .. De Account ... per..... P ortuguese 3 Cent., 1853 Doi per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 82;3 Do Account 475 8 7i Do 1883 Scrip, £4O paid .......... Russiau 6 p er C ent. , 184 £ St B9l Do 44 p er C ent., 1850 Do 3 oar C en t 1869 Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do Scrip, £3O paid Sa riinian 6 p e r C ent .... . 12 0 Account 835 *Panish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred • D ° Account ........ — Do Passiv e Do Accou n ` . —_ Bpanish Cert. of Coup not funded — o . Do Account we di B / 1 4 per Cent Do S cri _ p, 60 add . pm Turkish 6 * per 60 paid 1854 .. Do 6 pe r 0,._.: 181$8 . ...................- Do ............ , Do ijou l i on . a .. .............. :: .. .. .. .. ; 4 ; 0! i Po 6 per Cent. lie:2 l •**************** 711 Do Account ............... - S Do Do £lOO Bonds ***************** 681 . Do .. .................. 69} 9° l 1t363 ..... Do Guaranteed, 4 per Co ...... Venezuela 3 per Cen t . . ai ."" ........ Do Account ............................ Do 6 per Cent., 1662 ............................... 22; . Do Accou n t Do lf • per Cent .................... 513 i Dividends on the abov e p . a . 3 ,'Z i .. . .i' n London Austrian 5 per Cent.,Ex. 10 Il or . 13ei ghln 11 per Cent., Ex. 251 —.... 1118. '. ... -.. Do Account ........... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail ........ ___ p a p a n per Cent. Certificates ......... 1 t 4 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Account —.. qurian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s r eireontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — THREE O'CLO CK. De Consols 90/ i Money Awwwa t "1",1191.1,,,,,,,,1111 901 a ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, 4- --- -- CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to receive large daily accessions of floating capital, and, as still greater abundance is expected, the future is un• doubtedly regarded in a very favourable light by the commercial classes. Accordingly no one appears in a hurry to obtain more accommodation than is needeti for present purposes, and the concessions afforded by the discount establishments are there fore regarded as only the forerunner to greater facilities. The rates now range from 51 per cent,. with only a al'ght demand. The weekly balance-sheet issued yesterday by the authorities of the Bank of England contains several important alterations, but as they were more or less expected in consequence of the recent advances to brokers, in anticipation of the coming dividends and other heavy periodical commitments, they have not excited any great surprise. Subjoined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation .. £21,330.775 Increase .. 687,850 Bullion .. 9 Decrease .. • . 13,267,040267,0 Rest . .. 3,366,788 Increase .. .. •• •• 38,427 Public Deposits • . • . • • 9,489, , 30 Increase .. .. • . .. 724,405 Other Deposits.. 13,471,415 Decrease .. . 6 7 7 , 1 7 Seven Day and other Bills 509293 Increase .. 48, , 612 Increase .• 'Go vernment Securities . • • • • 11 122 1 4 25 12 • • Other Secu r iti es . 23,067,467 Increase . 988,83 7 Notes Unemployed .. .. 6,5 8,035 Decrease .. 911,020 At the half-yearly meeting to-day of the Peel River Land and Minerel Company, it was agreed to pay a dividend at the rate of if per cent., free of income tax. This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUk3. Share Lai'way. 13.14. st 10 st st 50 20 Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,anclMicl.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian WI" !.'ori. and Bandor Cornwall !D o A A gets no dig Do. B ti 11 Cp c.p an. ha s been paid to IL Dublin & Belfast June. Ibun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Glasg. and S. Western. 'GreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotian° Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. atui W: of Irelan, Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool Lanoashae G'Yorkshir , London and Blaokwa:) Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Cilia., and DoVt•r Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Maryport and Carlisle. Do f 5hare5........ ' Metropolitan 11idlazid Do New Do Birming. & Derby Vid. Gt. W. of Irelaw Do. 4 &area raid Kest Do Cray Lire North British Odin., Perth, 4z Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwk Do, G.N.E. purcha, Do Leas Do York Do Carlisle.... North London Do New North Staffordshire • . N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoc, P. 16.4 Do scot, Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Welohpoo Shropshire Union .... South Devon ... South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dut, Staines, Wok.,and Wok,* Stockton .t Darlingtoi, Do 26 Do New, 1866 et Taff Vale.. 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Water Paid. Closing Price. 8 q 9 91 85 $7 120 121 6 7 35 37 16 17 80 91 104 t 96 4j 50,i 7 8 136 137 152/ 1534 128 i 32 j 90 9. .71 714 1171 118 68 70 104 .06 41 43 1141 115 97; 184 61} 6.i 111 11, 1351 136 106 1( 8 54 644 24t '454 108 107 120 i 646.4 95 96 126 129 16 26 1) 77i 78i luf 121 130 38 33 1061 j 66 67 85 f 7 93i 94 62k 96 i 35; 831 i 104 10 8 9 384 9* 10 7 i 8 6 r 105 170 8 7 3 4 1, Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall WI. Hartlepool Har.&R. l West Midland -Oxford Do Newort; Do Here ford 107 110 36 37 Business done. 401 50 49 1 1 50 136 154 3 170 i t i li 1 118 17f f f 1051 12} 2 193 l4 1 !621 1111 11 136 i 1072 BRITISH. POSSESSIONS. Shareloo Sk 20 Railways A.tlantic & St Lawrenet Bout., , iurodalz.Cent Intl Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New D. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference Pald. all CioHing Price. 50 61 1011 20i 10 100 iOO stock 4trek itock stook stook stock stock stook 20 4 tock Ouffalo,Brant,&Godricli S p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 167:: Do, do. July 1, 187. , Do. do. June 1, 18:1 'Cleuttf.•.&S.Eastn.(l.ll, CaPeTown Dock Scri Bastn. Bengal go. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. II Ex Do. do. II do. ..1 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pre,. Bonds.. Do. no. deferred...—. Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d I' , ef. stock ... Do. do. deterred..... Do. 4th Pref. stock.. Do., do. deferred..... Gt.J.idiaPeuin.gua.sp:o . Do. N ew gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.ol India(Lim ~,uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. oi Canada Share,' Do. New •• • Do. 6 p.d. '73 with't opt. Do. 5k p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4i p. c. Extension Dc.4, do— •• .. Do. Fifth Extension. idelb.Corp. ti p. 0. lind, Melb. tic Holmon's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Hong. Bds. New Br urowick a Can& Oast , i an 1 B. N.lll.(rdaB pa Ist PI Ws 6ninde.......... Du, Delhi . I Do. do Do. Punjttub .... r P Du. Do. Do. Indug.Bt. Flo.) lOU too 100 100 10:i 1 O 4 • lall 100 (1(). I 100 i 2 all oot, stock pFi . p 4 3 8 9 77 82 77 81 77 82 98 COi 98 100 104 106 IL2i j 83 P, 2u 21 101 103 9, 10 10f 104 , ; 8) 01 82 80 d fp ;Of roi 05 97 90 04 57 59 102 k 1031 3 103 21 i E 1, 82 84 104 10 4 1004 1014 pr ip 44 104 94 96 • OLONIAL 00V EliNisl EN 1 Seet l ll,[ll 1877-84 ;_4O, 6p. 0. Feb.& At 2.. 100 162 :04 !ie.() p.c.Mar.& Sept. 100 1..,2 104 Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 10, 88 JO 80,1 /fl Do. 5 inscribed stow, 100 88 90 iiapeG.lclope, 6 p 0,1870 100 104 Ito Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 ,It 9 111 11)0. Jan. & July, 1891.. 101 107 109 eylon, Nov. 1878; 6p c luu 111 113 112 ;Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 101 106 ;Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 110 196 ice 'N.B.Gov.op.C.Ja.&July 100 ILO 102 rxo. 6p. c.A.p. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18, 100 07 19 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to 100 97 98 Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 97 98 971 8 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 108 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lou 100 102 Queensland Gev. 6p. c. 100 103 10, 101 d. Aus 66p.c.1878.& up.. 100 106 108 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. io p.o. An.&00.. 100 109/ 110 1 109/ I 10k 1091 1106 'Es. #d 31 33 1 570 680 05 67 28i 29i 7t 71 3 2 7 4 9 2* 2f 29 31 1 7i 68 40 3 4i 8 10 11 si 1 75 85 d 4* 38 40 455 475 474 524 28 30 2.0.6 3.5. h ti 5E4 7 3.17 38f 17i 9 10 15 17 100 200 b 7& 92f t 7 29 1i 2 13 15 220 230 19 21 1i 2 BRITISH MI. Gambrian Consol. Gold ditiord Amalgamated ' Devon G. Con,, (Tavist ) East Bassett (Mogan)" East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon East Carn Brea ;E. WlRussel (Tavistki IGamdtSt.Aubyn(Gwen ;Great South Tolgus U. Wheal Vor (I.lelston: ;Grenville !Hem:Ws-Foot 51.0 • ilingston Downs 'Lady Bertha slargaret (tJny Lelant Hartle Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun North Downs V WWI Basset ( I llo.zan ‘I or th Wheal Crotty .. t'ar Consols(st. Blaze) o'rovidence(Uny Lelnt. South Caradon(St.Cleer S. Cam Brea (II logan).. ~ Wheai Fran. (Illo7;an Stray Park timar Silv.,tz Lead Min fin Crott West Basset (Illogan).. W C radon (Llskeard West Seton Wheal Basset (11logam Wheal Bulleratedrutii; Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant WhealLud( ott Wheal MaryAnn;Llen. Wheal 3eton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lis )1 Wheal Union 2.14.6 8.4.0 8,13.0 581 17s 40 6.16. t 8.12 4.18.0 2.8.6 Li 0 24 19g 2, 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.0, 11 14.1 54 .9' 30.17.8 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at per cent. pm.., 108 Great We+tern, 4 per cent. irred,, 83 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock. 75 Ditto, 4i per cent., B;ackburn put, 101 Midland 45 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 'lO4 Ditto, 4. per cent irrd., 101 North Eastern, York. H. and Selby purchase, 10 . - PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent pf., 10.4 Itent Coast, 6 per cent pref. B, 98} North British (JAW.. Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 78i Stockton and Darlington, Class D. pt, 29} LINES LEASED Al FIXED:RENTALS. Chester and Ho yhead, 56 Preston and Pyre, 43} Wilts and Somerset, 89; FOREIGN RAILWAIS. Dutch Rhenish, 181 Great. Luxembourg, lel Sambre and ➢leuse, 78. San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 19; South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21} FOICEIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, 7 Cape Copper, urn., 11 101 East del 'ley (lira.), St. John del !ley (Um.). 34j 3i BANKS. Alliance aim.), 67 6 1 7 4 Ditto, new, 804 Anglo Austrian, 74 Australasia, 72 Ditto, new, 57 Bank of London. 178 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 391 British and Californian, hm., 51 British North American, 474 Chartered tier, of India, London, and China, 664 City, 148 7 Consolidated Bank, lim., 12 } East London, lini., 8; European Bank, lim., 144 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lirn.), 3311 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 214 2 Imperial Bank of India, ;Mina, and Japan, lim., 13} 7_64 imperial Ottoman, 181 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 5 1 ; London B ot alexi a° and S. America, lini., 61 London and Brazilian (lim.), 53 2 London, Buenos Ditto, new, B}Ayres, and Ri ver Pl ate, 534 44 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 244 London and Colonial (Urn.), 22} London and Colllity, 74 5 6 London Joint Stock, 5 , 19 50 London Landan andand 11 estminster, 100 1 Merchant Bank, 22 34 South African, 2 1 1 5 Metropolitan Ed Vi i • l o 7 igial ra ßa " n l k 9 , l ~ 2 9 4 National ofMercantile 7i l verpool, limited, 18 Ditto, new, 13 National Bank of Ireland, —, Ditto, new, 461 New South Wales, 47 New Zealand Bank Corporation, &bade, Punjab, and Deihi, lirn„ 14 South Australia, 831 South E stern, lirn., 7 Standard of British South Africa (BM)), 30 Ditto. new, 32j Union of Ireland, lim., 21} ihlloll Qi L011(i0D, 634 24 /SHARE TliE SUN, L0.N.1201‘.1r, MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. MISCELLANEOUS, CoTmereinl Union, Insurance, Si Credit Fonder, 11 Crystal Palace, 334 East Indian Financial, lim., 3i Egyptian Cern. and Trading, lim., 41 English and Scottish Marine, Um., 5/ Financial Corporation, Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 72 Gellivera, Um., /- Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Jim., 1 ditto, new, 41 I Home and C lonial A ssurance, lim , 5/ Hudson's Bay. 1 71 Imperi .lland Mercantile Credit A sso., Tim,, 8 International Financial society, lim., 10: International ',and Credit. lim., 48 Joint Stock Discount, Um., 72 2 Land Securities, Im., 5 London Financial Association, lim., 271 8 London General Omnibus Company, 2/ London Provincial Marine, 4} M dras Irr•gation and Canal, 1/ National Di,count Company. dm., 15 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 193 Ottoman Financi st3'ciat.on, lim., 4 Silver's India-rubber Works and Tel. Cable, 9,} Thames and 'Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 7../ Universal Marin 9, Insurance, lim., 511-41 11 arrant Finance, li m ., 5 West India and Pacific Steam, 1im.,114 THE YELVERTON CASE HOUSE OF LORDS —Mrs DAY. YELVERTON V. YELVERTON (OR LONG - WORTH). Their lordships resumed the consideration of this long protracted case to-day, happily the last day, with the ex ception of that on which the house will deliver j ;dgment. There were present the Lord Chancellor, who presided, Lord Brougham, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Kingsdown. Mr Rolt, Q.C., in continuing his reply, said that yester day he had called attention to his conviction that there had been no promise of marriage in Scotland. He had said all ha considered necessary to be said both on the point of law and fact, snd all that remained for him to do was to show that the hypothesis of a marriage in Scotland or elsewhere was wholly without foundation,—that there never was enything in the nature of a promise of marriage, and he would now proceed with that part of the case. Referring to the terms of the alleged promise, he said he doubted whether that version of the affair was correct that there was any promise of marriage at all. Those words could not by any law of evidence be made to refer to marriage at all. There was nothing in it that could tend to bring it to marriage. They might bring it within the probability of marriage, but it was impossible to carry it beyond that. The words were "I promised to do more than I could have performed when the time came," Was it within the nature of things that by any possibility they could make those words refer to marriage He contended that those words were not sufficient to establish a promise. To establish a promise there must be something pointing to a union of the parties, to the relationship of the parties. There was nothing of the sort in these words which pointed to whatever the other portions of the evidence might convey. - Upon the whole he submitted that the portion he advanced, in his opinion, was clear, namely, that marriage was not the footing on which Major Ysiverton and Miss Longworth went to Scotland—on the contrary that they met on a footing which was directly opposed to marriage. Major Yelverton had positively refused marriage, and after that Miss Longworth accsded to his proposals. These were the points on which he proposed to satisfy their lordships. The learned counsel proceeded to speak of the discrepancies in Miss Longworth's evidence, and of the character which Major Yelvarton had borne. Lord Brougham—What. Do you intend to rely upon the excellent character of Major Yelverton Mr Rolt thought ho was entitled to adopt that line of argument. Lord Brougham said he was not speaking of Major Yel vorton's immoralities in the ordinary sense. Mr Rolt said that the contention was that Major Yelver ton was not guilty of treachery in the seduction of Miss Longworth. That was abundantly plain, he thought, from the evidence, The learned gentleman then proceeded to speak of the recklessness of Miss Longworth's averments, and urged that the macner of introduction of the patties was not such as to lead a gentleman in Major Yelverton's position.--an officer in the array—to think of marriage, but it was that sort of introduction which might possibly lead a young lady in Miss Longworth's position to suppose that it must eventuatein marriage. The Attorney-General had oon tended that some of the letters contained, in metaphorical language, a promise of marriage, which Miss Longworth accepted; but those letters he maintained did not admit of the interpretation which his learned friend had put upon them, and this he thought sufficiently proved by the fact that in subsequent letters Miss Longworth had shown that she did not regard the words relied upon in the light of a promise, In cue of these letters, drawing her illustration from the drama, site said the next " act" in their career could not be written. Now, if matrimony were intended, there was no earthly reason why it might not be written about. If marriage had been really expected Cr intended there would have been no occasion for metaphors and inuendoes, and the part es would not have indulged in cold and indifferent language about it, Moreover, she had spoken of their indefinable relative position, which was inconsistent with the idea of marriage. In reference to that pusitioa Miss Longworth had stated that she had explained to the superior of a convent the nature of that position, but that she had given that view of the case which cleared her character. She did not say she had told the truth; and if there had been any truth in the statement that there had been a promise of marriage, there would have been no occasion for such equivocation. In fact, Major Yel verton had explicitly put her upon her guard against a con- tinuance of an acquaintance which might result in an illicit connection; and it was an important fact, bearing upon that branch of the case, that all the interviews between the parties were sought by Miss Longworth, and not by Major Yelverton. Miss Longworth's letters contained strong ap peals for marriage. He would not detain their lordships by reading the letter on which the Attorney Generalrelied—that letter in which her last appeal for marriage was combined. Everything showed that, up to that time, Major Yelverton had refused marriage. His object was clearly not marriage, but he intimated that he was willing to continue the corre spondence, cautioning her, however, as to what might be tue result of it, She said she had a plan to propose which would sltisty her conscience, but which she had not the courage to mention—that, at all events, could not refer to matrimony, about which there could be nothing which she could not mention. The Lord Chancellor—Did he not treat her proposal at Balaclava as proposals for marriage ? Mr. Rolt said that there could be little doubt about that She proposed marriage, and was distinctly refused. The evidence was that Major Yelverton proposed that they should be privately married in the Greek Chapel at Balak lava, but there was no evidence to bear out that statement, and Major Yelverton had sworn that he had distinctly refused marriage. He did not propose to go into the visit to Scotland, which their lordships had before them yesterday, but he remarked upon the correspondence which passed, as utterly inconsistent, even if it was a private marriage. If it were a secret marriage it was not secret from themselves, and it was most unlikely that they would correspond with each other without saying a word about the contract of mar riage having taken place bet wean them. That, he thought, was a safer ground of criticism than observations upon any particular expressions. The case was proceeding when we went to press, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Thia Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. IN RE CAME. This bankrupt was described as of India Arms, Trinity street, Rotherhithe, and this was an application for release. There were only two debts amuuntiog to £39, and there was no opposition, but it appeared he was bankrupt some time ago, but the order of discharge was suspended for three months which had expired, but he had not taken up his discharge. His Honour said that that must be done before the pre sent petition could be heard, The bankrupt would not therefore be released a present, The bankrupt said that ho had been in prison for two months, His Honour said that the detaining creditor could release him, Mr Easton, tho creditor, Mid that under tho circuin. stances he should do so. IN RR TESPBR. This bankrupt bad carried on business as a toy dealer, k 3 , in the Bow-road, and this was a meeting for last ex amination and discharge. Mr J. B. SJrrell, Mark-lane, opposed on the ground that the bankrupt had executed a fraudulent bill of sale, by which he had defrauded his creditors of the whole of his property. From the evidence elicited by Mr. Sorrell at previous meetings, it appeared that the bankrupt had executed the bill of sale in favour of his brother-in-law, who, however, never took possession, and never had the deed in his possession till after the, bankruptcy, but a brother of the bankrupt nominally took pos session of the property before the bankruptcy, and there was a mock sale to bankrupt's son, who admitted, however, he bad not paid for them, nor did he expect to be called upon to do so. Mr. Lovall contended that there was gross fraud on the creditors. Mr Oldridge, for the official assignee, said there could be no doubt that there had been collusion, and thought the case should be adjourned sine die. His Honour said it was a very hard case, and the exami nation would ba adjourned ,sine die, and bankrupt would never pass until he gave up the property or its value, but protection would be granted for oxe month to enable him to do so. A TRUE LYTTON I—About the only civil remark addressed from the Government side of the house to the Opposition, was the following incidental observation of the Attorney-General's last evening;. —I n a very early period of the negotiations, said the right hon, and learned gentle man, there Res a despatch written by Mr. Lytton. He did know whether that gentleman was relal ed to the right hon. member for Hertfordshire. [An HON. MEMBER—His son.] The ATTORNEY-GENERAL --Then he was worthily related, for his dEspaxtt stowed remarkable ability; and it placed faithfully before them the difficulty which existed in refer ence to Denmark, Business don, FEIDAY EVENING, JULY 8, I 8 3t ROUGE INTELLIGENap—ThiS Day, F , IALLEOROUGH STREET. Tire: P.tSSIAN BANIi•NOTE FORGERIES-004:4ITTAL. —Carl Albrecht Ap , herason, a Russian, charged with uttering some forged Russian bank-notes to Mr Rudolf Prommel, bullion and exchange office-keeper, of 37, Hay market, was again brought before Mr Knox for final exami nation and committal. Mr Peachy, of the firm of Oliverson, Lane, and Peachy, Frederick-place, Old Jewry, prosecuted on the part of the Russian Government; Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended the prisoner ; and Mr Charles Albert interpreted the evidence. It may be remembered that the prisoner went to the office of Mr Prommel and asked for change for two notes, and Mr Prorated told the prisoner they were forgeries. Upon this the prisoner ran away, but was pursued by Mr Prommel and given into custody, and a parcel the prisoner threw away in his flight and also a bag he left at London-bridge Railway station were found to contain a large number of forged notes. The prisoner has been remanded from week to week for the attendance of a gentleman from the Russian Bank. Wm. Larendon, ex -sergeant of the metropolitan police, of 10, Coventry-street, Haymarket, proved seeing the pri soner, on the 10th June, rush oat of Mr Prommel's shop. He pursued the prisoner, and saw him throw a parcel over the area railings of a house in Panton-square. He went with the prisoner and Mr Prommel towards the station, and seeing a constable handed prisoner over to him. Mr Eugene Klein, clerk in the bank note manufacturing department, St. Petersburg, said that State credit bills such as those produced were there manufactured. The 50 rouble credit notes of the year 1856 were still in circulation. The witness having examined some o. the notes produced, said they were forged. Mr Lewis reserved the prisoner's deface, and he was committed for trial. TER "SOCIAL EVIL,"—...A LLESPECWILE" LAND LORD.-Mr George Hart, of 38A, Howland••street, Fitz roy-square, appeared before Mr Knox, to answer the eom ouunuff woman named Howard. rtunate," stated that she took t's h ouse at t h e rate of £ 1 12a. a week, daTginhi nte and goesfo nain iptl not wellha e b i e dda i ner n eft g e:a a edn b da nY e ‘ to pay het' rent, owing to illness, she left the house and the defendant refused to give up her box, containing clothes, &e. The defendant said he kept a respectable house, and when the complainant came to it he understood she was a married woman and had a weekly income. The Complainant said the defendant knew to the con trary, as there were other young women of the same class as id not b r i ng home ll the house a day or two t herself e i n n d t a h n e t h t o o l u d s e h . e r Afte rthat sbeing i gentle men enough to drink his wine. After hearing the evidence of Michael o,Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers of the cou r t , and who had made strict inquiries into the matter, Mr. Knox ordered the defendant to give up the come plainant's clothes. The Defendant said they were in the hands of the broker. Mr. Knox remarked that that was all the worse for the defendant. He would have to give up the clothes or the value of 4 '5, and 2s. costs, oe a distress warrant would issue against him, and if there were net goods to distrain upon the defendant would be committed for a month. WESTMINSTER. Boak, 17, South strAeet,VOCLhreiNsTea7RanaPßFlrSoOdW.EGua—daJcorh,u respectably dressed young men, were charged before Mr Selfe with causing a disturbance near Battersea-tridge. I Police-constable Gower, V 132, stated that about half past three o'clock that morning he was near Battersea bridge, when he heard a great di sturbance. He went towards the bridge and there saw several persons fighting with each other near the World's End publichouse. The prisoners were among them. He induced the mob to dis perse with the exception of the prisoners, who were drunk and refused to leave. As Gadner insisted on not going away witness was obliged to take him into custody. On his way to the station-house he became very violent. He also acted in a very violent manner at the station-houso. Mr Selle—What did the other prisoner do? Constable —He said that he would not leave while his friend was in the station. Boak—You forced me into the cell and I was locked up. Constable—You refused to leave, and I was obliged to lock you up, Gadner was fined 10s, and Boak was discharged. THANIES. DARING STREET ROPRERT.—Tames Coleman, a most audacious young thief, who belongs to a lawless gang fre quenting Ratcliff-highway and adjacent streets,was brought before Mr. Paget chargei with assaulting and robbing a foreign sailor named Rushman Anderson, The manner in which many robberies had been effected by the Ratcliff•highway thieves of late is somewhat inge nious as well as impudent, Sailors have been surrounded by lads, one of whom calls the attention of the victim to s )me dirt on his shoulder, while one or two others dd. ciously offer their services to wine it off, and another, while his attention is engaged, rifles his pockets or snatches his watch, In this m tuner the prosecutor, who belongs to the ship Hamburg, lying in the Commercial Dock, was accosted yesterday afternoon, Several boys, in cluding the prisoner, came round him, and he felt a tug at his right trousers pocket; hts purse, containing £1 15s, was gone. The purse was in the prisoner's hand. The prisoner shouted loudly for the police, and assistance was readily afforded by a respectable man named Bernard Kop per, of No. 8, Wurwick-place West, Pimlico, furniture dealer. He was in a house in Ratcliff-highway, and heard " Give m e m y mone y." H e went einrs.gawouttheprosecutor and the p r i soner Anothern man caught hold of th e Kopper fet c h ed a policeman named Stroud, pstt to the og p hng r e o el ir s : e d c gao u no t tdr o o s r g l c e r andat hl 147 H, who took the prisoner into custody. The purse and money were in his hand, and taken from him. Str ou d said the prisoner had been in custody ten times, and had been summarily convicted, The prisoner, in his defence, said he took no money from the prosecutor. Two or three other boys did so. He was coming along the Highway, and a boy put the sailor's purse and money into his hand. The sailor took it out of his hand and gave him into custody. Mr Paget committed the prisoner for trial. Th his purse and money. have your money when the trial is ov er . The sailor Paget— sailo r prosecutor nltti m i a as s te k i dn e asked charge of th e p o li ce , an d y ou can is ship Mr Paget--I cannot help that, would sail to. morrow. TlmEs.—The pubic read the epeeehes in Parlia ment with more or less pleasure and instruction. They admire the dexterity with which Mr. Dis raeli commends everything done by Government in the Danish affair, yet finds reason for an adverse vote in something else of their doing which has spoilt their Danish policy. They admire Gladstone's thunder, Roebuck's biting satire, and Horsman's splendid impartiality. We, in the exercise of our vocation, comment on these speeches ; we treat them as manifestoes in the great war of opinion. No doubt they have a certain amount of European fame. Our French neighbours at least can understand them,and are disposed to do them justice. But all this time it is perfectly well known that the real business in hand is done in a very different manner. Long.. headed politicians, with much knowledge of cha racter and of the ways of mortal men, are going about counting betide, computing interests,and doing little sums in addition and subtraction of immense significance. They do this because they know, as every body knows, thatvotes are decided out of doors, and that the division tonight would be much the same had every speaker spoken in an unknown tongue which there was nobody to interpret. From day to day, from hour to hour, various figures have gone about as the predestinated event of this debate. Twenty, five and twenty, a dozen or fifteen, a mare shave, a downright minority have been rumourted in turn,the differences of estin.ate being referable to the he&lth or the engagements of members rather than their opinions. 'We believe that the most corikuna mate eloquence would no more affect the divisio n than it would turn cats into d oge , or dogs into C a t s . As matters now stand, and unless somethisag very unexpected intervenes, not to change wands, but to prevent bodies making an appearance, we expect a very modest majority indeed, but still a majority. England is expected to yield a majority of 32 for Ministers, Scotland a majority of 23, amounting to a majority of 55 for the whole island. Irel an d, however, is booked for a majority of 51 agains t Ministers, leaving a net majority of 5. The lation which gives these differences aul" ) .asas 320 to vote on one side and 316 on th© o tl ner--1 very large muster, and one which call''..ut be reckoned upon with anythin g l i k e certai a.dy, even if we had the promise of every membei. under his sign manual. The first reflection that ;oust present itself to every body is that the 'real questi o n i s an I r i s h one. If Ministers arr., beaten, they wiil be beaten by Ire land, and what is more, Great Britain will be beaten by Ireland. This is not the first time that one ques tion has been tried under the form of another, for it is a very old remark that nearly every question is tried in this country under a false issue. The Irish members tacitly admit the littiainterest they feel in the matter actually under discussion, for till Mr. Cogan broke their silence last night they had wholly. abstained (roan the debate. That gentleman's re ferences to Danish affairs are but slight and casual. He follows the lead of Mr. Disraeli, in throwing such Malmo as there is on the Foreign Secretary; and is even more emphatic in his admiration of the Premier. In effect, hoa ever, he makes this a general question of confidence, that ordeal which Government may escape from one debate to an other, from one session to another, but which must come at last, perhaps when least expected, not to say least deserved. DAILY NEWS.—The British soldier, even after Mr. Cobden's proclamation, of the millennium, re mains an object of great interest. Utility and scarceness combine to make him a valuable creature, although the India-office silt refuses to protect his life in our Eastern Empire by the arrangements which sanitary science prescribes, and althieugla in New Zealand the services of a whole division are dedicated to the inglorious occupation of seizing the land of savages for civilised settlers. Although of the commonest material, he costs a great deal in the finished state, and just as he has arrived at perfection his obligation to service expires, and we have to tempt hi m anew. The difficulties we ex perience in keeping up our army in a state of efficiency will probably increase rather than diminish for the next few years, until we have mastered all the elements of what is obviously a state of transi tion, and placed the maintenance of our military force on a basis more in accordance with the changed and still changing economic and social conditions of the classes from which our regiments are recruited. In the meantime, with our present lights, we can see ways of making the soldier's life more attractive within the actual limits of his duty and pay. The ;year) , monotony of that life in time of peace, arising from want of occupation, has long been recognised as a source of temptation to courses destructive of his health and efficiency, and there tore injurious to the country which he serves. Experience proves that whatever calls into play the better qualities of a man raises him in the process above the influences which lead to vice. A few years ago an attempt was made to turn this knowledge to account in the army. General Craufurd, who visited the camp of Chalons in the summer of 1861, observed that the French soldiers were very handy, able to shift for them selves, and be useful to their company, through the knowledge which most of them possessed of some trade. He recorded his observations in a report addressed to the War-office, and suggested that it was worthy of inquiry whether something in the same direction might not be done for the advan tage of the British soldier. The late Sir G. Lewis looked very favourably on the suggestion, and a committee of officers was appointed to investigate the subject. The General and other officers com manding districts in England were written to, and asked to assemble boards of qualified officers, and take their opinion. An overwhelming majority of the officers stated that it would be of immense ad vaneage to the service if means were afforded by which the soldier could learn and pursue a trade, under proper regulations. The Chatham board of officers, whose return may be taken as a specimen of the reports generally, declared their conviction that " the benefit to the soldier from the proposed system would be invaluable. It would in no way diminish his efficiency--it would increase his use fulnass on service, and in quarters occupy his time so se to keep him a great deal out of the way of vice and add to hls contentment. It would also make the army more popular, and attract a better class of men into it." But although this was the opinion of the best officers of the army, the scheme fell through, his Royal Highness the Commander in-Chief having unfortunately acquired the convic tion that men would not stay in the army if they were taught how they might get a living out of it. We hope that what is doing now at Aldershott may be taken as a proof that better counsels are prevailing at the Horse Guards. Aldershot has produced an Industrial Exhibition. Under the guidance and encouragement of officers who show they are worthy to comman d, th e soldiers at the camp have furnished the products of their skill and industry, which are now displayed in the Aldershot Club-house, forming a m os t interesting collection. Every regiment in camp—horse, foot, artillery, and engineers —has sent something for exhibition, and not only the men but their wives and children, and the wives of the officers, have contributed articles. Besides armourers' and smiths' work, harness, accoutrements, and military engineering instrue ments, there are specimens of carving, carpentering, cabinet work, which show the men to be equal to the demands either of military or civil life. The remarkable feature of the exhibition is the evidence it offers of the correctness of the opinion of those officers who reported three years ego in favour of encouraging the soldier to pursue some industrial occupation in his leisure time. We may take it for certain that the men who have furnished the stalls at this exhibition are not the worst but the best men in their several corps ; and we have in this display of their work an indication of the way in which a good soldier is led by choice, when left to his own good sense, to spend his spare time. It may be said that the testimony of the men-themselvesi s now added to that of the officers who supportedin favour of General Craw furd's recommendation. We may hope that this exhibition will break down the last remaining prejudice that has operated to pre vent the establishment of workshops for soldiers, which have been found of so much advantage in India. HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. There was a very large attendance of ladies present this evening in the galleries around the house, and the space before the throne was well filled. All the ministers were in ,their seats, but that usually occupied by the Earl of Derby on the opposite side of the house was vacant, o wing to the Indisposition of the noble earl. Just as the Earl of Malmesbury commenced his speech the Prince and Princess of Wales entered the house. The Prince took his accustomed seat on the cross bench, and the Princess occupied a pl ace i n t h e gallery on the left of the throne. THIRD READINGS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Wensuin Valley Railway—Pembroke and Tenby Railway —Belfast Improvement—Somerset and Dorset Railway— London and Blackwell Railway—Llanelly Railway and Docks (No. 2)—Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Rail way—Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway. BARBARITIES BY THE PRUSSIANS. Earl RUSSELL, in re f erence to a question put to him the other evening by the Earl of Shaftesbury, relative to the alleged bayonetting of 400 wounded Swedish volunteers by the Prussians, said he had received a telegram from her Majesty's Minister at Copenhagen and another from her Majesty's A•.mbassador at Berlin, and the effect of those communications was that there was no truth whatever in the reports circulated. THE VOTE OF CENSURE-DENMARK AND GERMANY. The Earl of MALMESBURY moved with reference to the Conference, that it is the opinion of this house that while the course pursued by her Majesty's Government has failed to maintain their avowed policy of uphclding the integrity and independence of Denmark, it has lowered the just influence of this country in the councils of Europe, and thereby diminished the securities for peace. He regretted the absence of a most distinguished member of their lordships' house, because by that circumstance it became his duty to move the resolution now before their lordships, which he felt certain would have been done with greater effect by his noble friend. He would not commence his observations with taking notice of a circumstance whioi had occurred in another place, viz,, that it had been stated that the noble earl (Russell) had only carried on the negotiations on the subject of Schleswig-Holstein in con currence with the opinions contained in a number of deepatches written by him (Earl Malmesbury) when he had the honour to hold the seals of the War Office. All he could say was that if that correspondence was in existence ho thought it nothing but right that Parliament should be made acquainted with it, and that copies of it should be laid upon the table of their lordship? house. (Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) The subject he was about to bring under the attention of their lordshtps was one of the greatest importance, and he had to ask their forbearance while he addressed them, but he would endeavour to compress his observations into the narrowest limits. Referrine , to the question as to what was the Conservative policy, he said it was impossible for them to define what they would do, when it was impossible to say in what cir cumstances they would be placed. Ile might with just as much fairness ask another question, and that was, What would the present Government do if they were in opposition? (Hear, hear, and laughter.) It would be quite as lair. (Laughter.) He would tell what they would do— they would ens: savour to turn their opponents out as soon as possible. (Laughter.) He did not say that it would bo wise now to go to war ; but ho was prepared to say that there was a moment when, if the Government had taken a strong tone and made a str ong s t an d war would have been avoided.' (Hear, hear.) That was not his opinion alone. Ho had heard such opinions by Germans, and they, it would at once be admitted, were competent judges; and he trusted before lie sat down he should be able to prove that such was the case. He was prepared to show that the Govern ment had brought about this state of things by their own faults. (Hear.) All municipal differences in Schleswig and Holstein were totally and distinctly marked off from international questions. With the municipal questions foreign Governments had nothing to do. It vas with the international questions that interference should be justified. That distinction the Government had failed to keep in view. All through the question the noble earl (Russell) acted too much as a partizan; he had failed to keep himself independent. and thus he had cut the ground from under his feet. (Hear, hear.) All the ground that would have enabled him to be looked upon as a fit statesman to arbitrate upon the difference between the parties. One instance of his conduct was shown on the 29th of April, 1861, when the noble lord proposed to Denmark new constitution for itself in connection with the Duchies. The next point he touched upon was the statement made by Lord Palmerston, when he said that if certain events come to pass Denmark should not stand alone. There was only one interpretation to be put upon that. It meant that if Denmark were molested, England would stand at her side—(hear, hear)—and, of course, defend her. (Hear, hear.) There could be no other construction put upon such a declaration. NARKETS—This Dap► MAhK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to.day, the arrivals of home grown wheat were small, but the condition of the produce was good. Th ® trade, ho wever, was by n o means active, prices nevertheless, red and whit e qu alities r u l e d firm. bothof l o a f mfoorsetifli: Wheat o n the stands was mode ratelyscriptions, a fair a verage busin e s s was transacted. The Isaurig)ep.ly Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request at was moderately late rates. supplied with barley. On the whole, The steady, at full prices. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent, at late rates. market was The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Sales, generally speak i ng , progressed slowly, at Monday's quo - tations. ruled Beans and peas ruled firm, and Monday's prices were well supported. Flour was in moderate request, at full quotations. ARRIVALS Tills p rima.. Wheat. -" alley. Matt Oats. ?tom. I English 1,0.0 2.070 J 1,35 D 1 4 353 1,610 Irish.. — , ....." I 6,9,0 Voreign 21,610 , t un -- " 20720 Do — 200 eke, 1,3,0 brig. suppled With mea t f or th e ti me of NEW GATE AND LEAn — ENHALL. the has is dull, b u t t h e c hi e f fall in prices is in lamb, which hu declined fully 4d per year. These G m e a u rk e r e a t markets y are fairly speaking, i 81bs. Per 81b. by the oare me. edsd 2Midd [nferior beef .. 2 10 3 l l _ .,gbiutton 3 8 4 2 Aiddling do. 3 4 3 8 Veal ") ....... 4 4 4 6 E rime lr.ro•o do. 3 10 4 o ........ 3 10 4 6 Do. email d 0... 4 2 4 4 Small Pork . . .. 4 2 4 6 ........ 5 0 6 0 I L n a f r e g r Le pr o m rk utVon .. . 3 3 0 Lamb , ............. BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations this morning respect-, ing the appea rance o f the crop are . favourable . Our market i s scantily trade supplied ade is dull, and all prices rdescriptionsices ha ve ill less , some instances a downward tendency. Last year's produce chiefly command s attention, and for such previous quotations are firmly sup ported. COLO:ZIAL. TEA — The dealers have been ve r y i nactive, and th e f ew bargains enter e d i n t o h a ve been at about P rev i ous rates. SL GAR,—There h as been a demand for "West desc ri p tio ns fully m a i n t a i ne d India, and sup er i or grocery better previous rates. In the refined market there is little . ehange of importance to record. C 011, 1:E.—For Plantation Ceylon the inquiries have been more animated, a nd lat© prices have b een we ll sustained. RlCE.—Only a limited business has been done in inferior descriptions, without any material change to record in values. TALLOW.—The market has continued depressed in all positions. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s 9d 408 6d, and last three months' delivery 43s 9d 43s 6d per cwt. The steam frigate Themis, which se rve d as escort to the Emp eror o f Mexico to Vera Cruz, left that port on Bth June to return to France. SPIRIT 'OF TEE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening. • An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 6th day of July, 1864 18PtIt IMP XRTMENT. Notes issued ...,...£27.89.1,810 1 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 ' Goldeoin &Bullion 13,248,810 Silver Bullion .... X 27,893,810 £27,893,510 P.A.NRIVG oprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- TATITMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weigh tAn- nuity) £11,122,125 Other Securities 23,067,467 Notes Gold and Silver 681,9 a) Coin counts) 9,489,130 Other Deposits— 13,471,413 Seven Day and other Balls 509,r.93 £41,359,626 441,V4620 • MILLER. Chief Cashier July 7, 1361. The journals of the Ardeehe mention that the harvest is now very nearly got in everywhere in the southern park: of that department. The yield is said to be good. Letters from the Dordogne also state that a large portion of the crop there is already cut. E SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—Thi s Day NEWMARKET RACES—Tms DAY. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) QUEEN'S PLATE. Evelina Goldylocks Equinox .. Lioness was scratched. MATCHES. Saffron beat Voluptas. Clairvoyants beat Wild Thyme. £lOO HANDICAP PLATE. Dzerfoot Figaro Alea 2 3 Ten ran. £lOO PLATE, Camball 1 The Turner 2 Attache 0000 ••• 3 SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Corinthian Toni 1 Le Mexicain 2 Lancashire Witch oo • . 3 Four ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIA.L PIiBLIAMEIi [LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPISAIRR took the chair shortly after 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Holston and Penrhyn Junction Railway Bill (Prince of Wales's Consent, on behalf of the Duchy of Cornwall, to be signified)—Wandsworth Bridge Bill, ATTENDANTS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr IL LEWIS asked the member for the University of Cambridge whether an order had been issued (to take effect from Sept, Ist next), prohibiting the attendants at the Bri tish Museum from leaving the Museum during the ordinary dinner hour, or at any time between the hours of nine o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening; and, if so, why has such order been issued; and whether any and what provision has been made to enable the attendants to procure their dinner on the premises at a moderate charge. _ _ Mr: WALPOLE expressed a :hope that any alterations which might be required would be made. THE ALTERATION IN THE UNIFORM OF THE POLICE. Mr A. SMITH asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the dress of the police had been altered, and whether it was intended that the whole metro politan police should assume a military costume and ap pearance. He thought constables should have as little of a military appearance as possible. BRITISH OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS KILLED IN NEW ZEALAND. Sir F. SMITH asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether he had any objection to lay upon the table of the house a statement showing the number of officers and soldiers of the regular forces, as well as of the militia and volunteers, who have been killed or wounded, up to the last returns, in the New Zealand War ? The Marquis of HARTINGTO I replied in the negative. MAJOR GORDON. Mr LIDDELL asked whether any official information had been received of Major Gordon's retirement from the command of the Anglo-Chinese disciplined force, in com pliance with the Order in Council in March last, or whe ther any secret orders, or reservations, or discretionary pawers were conveyed to Major Gordon or any other English officer in China along with such order in council—and, if so, whether there be any objection to state the nature of such secret orders or reservations, and under what circum stances such discretionary powers were to be exercised. Mr. LAYARD said that there would be no objection to employ Major Gordon by the Government, but it would be on the condition that he gave up his connection with the Chinese. THE ADIOURNED DEBATE ON THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. Mr B. OSBORNE resumed the adjourned debate. He said that the question had not been rendered more clear and interesting by the speech of the Attorney-General last night. He considered that there had been some very curious unions of different members of the house in regard to this subject. For instance, the hon member for Hunt ingdon and Mr Bright, with their different opinions, appeared to kiss each other. Ho deprecated the " e n : duet a i the honourable mem b er f or Sh e ffi e ld n .n '' t o u attack he had mad e en L or d J o h n Russe ll, and whop he made the obs ervat i on t h at the no b le l or d woul d h aveh But the a schoolmast er if h e h a d not b een a statesman: the hon. member forgot the cervices which thedered to the noble lord, the Secretary for Fo re i gn Aff a irs, bad en country, or the lessons he had taught in regard to civil and religious liberty which were not easily forgott en. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the sne ers of the h on, mem ber for Sheffield at schoolmasters , it must be reme m b ere e , m that there were very distinguis hed s choolmasters, an d or.e, Dr Arnold, might rank with t he h on , member for Shefil,ild. (Great laughter.) lie by no means endorsed the for e i gn policy of the Government bat he did not like the injustice that had been dono 'to the noble lord (Earl Russel!), for which the wholeCabi-ent was respons ibl e , including the noble lord the First 7 .dinister. (Laughter.) Having referred to the proceeding s at the Conference, which he describr i d t h e pro ceedings :a s in a. h m of blarney an d l o l uster, and . t co e_ . course na.. of f a hi ti ADMIRALTY, JULY G. Royal Marine Ligbt Infantry—The following named gentlemen cadets have been appointed Second Lieutenants : —Mr William Colville James, Mr Frederick Burton Drury, Mr Cadwallader Waddy, Mr Gordon Manners Shipley Douglas, Mr Leaver Henry Gascoine Cross, Mr John Hartley Sandwith, and Mr Wm. Campbell. The undermentioned naval promotion has this day taken place:--Archibald King to be First Class Assistant Engi neer, with senknity of May 15, 1864. ridiculed the statement that bad been made as an into . - change of ideas between the plenipotentiaries at the Con ference, but what these ideas were which rendered an inter • change ho did not pretend to understand. (Laughter.) Ile said that this country was most fortunate in being relieved from the responsibility of the guarantee proposed by the obstinacy of Denmark. (Laughter.) In referring, to the Conference, he said that the only unanimity in the members of the Conference was a Tote of thanks to Lord John Russcll—(great laughter)—and a statement that they lett England with great pleasure. (Re newed laughter.) He denied that the treaty of 1852, on which so much was said to depend in the solution of the questions of the Germans and Danes, was anything more than an emanation from the subtle policy of Riesin. He drew the attention of the house to too discrepancy which prevailed between the sentiments expressed in 1848 by the First Lord of the Treasury in reference to the question of the succession to the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and the sentiments that he had expressed on the subject. The noble lord had said in 1848 that the son of the Duke of Oldenbui7 shou!d be named in the succession. (Hear, hear.) He denied altogether that the treaty of July, 1852, so important in this matter, had the sanction of Aus tria and Prussia, and he asserted that the latter power had entered an actual protest against it. (Hear, hear.) He repeated that this protocol was a mere dictation of Russia, acceded to by a doubtful policy which invested it with its political value. The fact was that Russia, in the protocol of 1851, promoted the views of King Christian IX. in re gard to the Duchies. He cont en d e d t h at t h e Ki ng o f Denmark had as much right to the Duchies as he had to the throne of England—(hear, hear)—and they must remember that the rights of those 'duchies had been guaranteed. He said that the claims of the Duke of Augustenburg could not be voided, m ere l y b y t h e f act o f his having been in pecuniary diTculties, and accepting some pecuniary compensation for his claims. He repudiated the idea of going to war on this question, and merely for the purpose of forcing on the D uch i es a disagreeable dynasty—(hear, hear)—as the i ratepayers of this country had not the slightest interest n the matter. He said that the policy of the Government tended to drift this country into war. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening, FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Frederick Antrobus, Esq., now a Third S ecre t ar y, to be a Second secretary in her ajesty's Diplomatic Service. WHITEHALL, JULY G. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Charles Yonge Crawley M, A., to the Rectory of Taunton, in the County of Gloucester, and Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, void by the promotion of Doctor Francis Jeune to the Bishopric of Peterborough. CROWN OFFICE, JULY 7. The Queen has been pleased by several letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to constitute and appoint John Lee, LL.D., and John Bridge Aspinall. of the. Middle Temple, London, Esq,, to be of her :Majesty's Council learned in the law. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of con:menial fin portance in the Gazette:— Edward Abbey, grocer, Oxford Philip William Pcrfitt, lecturer, liorosey Joseph Calie, licensed victualler, Rotherhithe ,Tc.hn Henry Richards, musicaeller, Twickenham J o h n williarry:, coal merchant, Ilfracombe, Devon Andrew Forbes, grocer, Liverpool Charles 11. Hamilton, auctioneer, Hanley, Staffordshire Thomas Darlington, watch maker, Burelem Henry Day, ;grocer, Stoke-upon-Trent Thomas W. Eld, silk throwster, Derby Frederick S. Mower, innkeeper, Taunton George Natt, beerseller, Chatham Mathew Jones, coal dealer, Liverpool Enoch Evans, tobacconist, Wolverhampton Samuel Levick, general dealer, Sheffield William Chisnall, grocer, Sutton Richard Carr, cheesemonger, Stepney Andrew Black, builder, Peckham Robert Inglis, fishmonger and poulterer, Kensington John H, Jones, painter, Suho John G. Kuhn, tavern keeper, Hanover-street John Wilson, clerk, Belvedere-road, Lambeth BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. John Atkinson, innkeeper, hlisson John Ridgway, silk warehouseman, Hurdsfield SCOTCH BANKRUPT. James Morrison, grocer, St. Andrews Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 Ot Antwerp — 25 52t Brussels — 25 521 R =burgh — 13 81 , Paris .. Short. 25 17t Ditto 11arseilles Frankfort on Maine —. 1194 Vienna __2 11 17.? 12 12 O 25 57 25 6! 13 f. 3!, 25 224 25 92} 25 62± 124 11 92} 11 921 311 Trieste Petersburgh Berlin 11 87i 311 Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan - 4S 481 25 62i _ _ 4S 48t 1'.5 671 25 65 - 25 70 Genoa .-- 25 67/ 25 721 Naples - 25 67t 25 724 Palermo .. 25 671 25 72t Messina — 25 67i 25 721 Lisbon — 518 511 0p0rt0.... Forsign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... SA 17 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, July S.—Wind this day at noon—North- West; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. FALMOUTH, July 7.—Arrived—Emma, from Ibrail, Sailed—Sophie, for Rio Janeiro. CARDIFF, July 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Flora, from Bilboa. Sailed—Redbreast, for Singapore—Madagascar, for Zanzibar. OFF FALMOUTH, July 7.—Arrived—Denmark, from Rangoon. PLYMOUTH, July 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Adamant, from London for Adelaide. CLYDS, July 7.—Wind W.—Sailed—Caledonia, screw steamer, for New York—Flamingo, steamer, for Bermuda —Clydesdale, for Montreal. QUEENSTOWN, July B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bdin burgh, steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded for New York. PORTSMOUTH, July 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Martha and Jane, for Alexandria. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning: Arrived, July 7—Star of Hope, from Cronstadt. Arrived, July B.—Emperor, from Cronatadt ; Ada Letitia, from Harbour-Grace ; North of Scotland, from Stockholm, Anna Dorothea, from Nykiobing. Sailed, July B,—Sir Robert Peel, for Dunkirk; Lisbon steamer, for Lisbon; 11owe, steamer, for Bremen. Fridsy Morning. Passed.—Brunette, screw steamer, from Mediterranean, for London ; Lady Havelock, screw steamer, for Bordeaux ; St. Lawrence, for Calcutta—both from London. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Monday next a special settling day in the English and Foreign Credit Company (on all transactions on and after April 18), to be quoted in the daily lists, and in those of the Valencia Slate Slab Company and the Bedford Hotel Company to be marked only in the twice-tt-week list. ROBBERY AND ARSON BY A CLERK.—On Tues day a young man, named John Parker, employed as a clerk in the office of Messrs. Joseph Maunder and Co., merchants, Royal Bank Buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool, was taken into custody on charges of robbery and arson. About ten months since, Mr Maunder went with his Was cup board receivedin and family on a tour to the continent. For the safe .kewelpi his up in h ing of some valuable pictures, he locked them u eug r prainina that includingprivate office, fre andfrom 75 with te them o a worthnum b 0 0 7 f o i o d th e a r n d foreign the gold privatecoin s. Theseof fice. o h T u were eedayla: locked night the that Messrs, Maunder from Mr Maunder, stating that he would be Liverpoel on the following day. At a police constable on duty discovered and Co.'s offices were on fire. lie at once passed the alarm to the fire station, and Mr Hewitt and his brigade soon ex tinguished the fire, but n ot before damage to a cons . derable amount had been done several paintings, and one of them valued at £7OO having been destroyed along with other articles. It was discovered that a large number, if not all, of the geld coins above referred to had been taken away, and it was then suspected that the fire had been the work of an incendiary. It was ascertained that the prisoner on T u esday °Telling told a companion named Molyneux, that he had forgotten to leave the keys of the office with the keeper, aud that he would have to go down with them. The Young man met hint at a quarter to eight, and waited while he went up with the keys, but the prisoner was so long that ho caused Moiyueux to be impatient and to whistle for hc..m. He at length, however, came, an d they w.mt aw!ry together. It was also found that the clock in the office had stopped at twenty minutes past nine, and it was considered impossible for any one to have gone to the cupboard in which the coins were in the short 'period which had elapsed between the time of the pri son.er being in the office and the fire reaching the clock. A l',amber of the coins, toe, were found to have been sold at different times at various bullion offices. The prisoner was then apprehended, and he made statement to the effect that when he left the office on Tuesday evening he went home to his mother's house, where he changed his clothes, put ting on the uniform of the Ist L.R.V., of which corps he is a member. lie had taken the keys of the office with hint, and after changing his dress he went down to the office. He saturated some paper with oil, placed it under the cup board in which the coins had been, and set fire to it, but did not think of setting fire to the whole ()Mlle.—The pri soner was yesterday brought before the magistrates and remanded.—lffanchcster Guardian. . 11'01k 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100